I started these more than two years ago as a project to work on when I took my father to doctor appointments, and there were a lot of appointments. (At one point he had twelve different doctors.) He got sicker and sicker, needed more attention, so there was less and less knitting until I finally put these away (but not before I had a wonderful experience related to them). So now I'm back to knitting a few calming rounds on this sock whenever I need a break from the Hitchhiker.
I finished Middlemarch and The Great Believers (both excellent!), so now in addition to Balance, I'm working on finishing Snowball in a Blizzard. It is a really good book, but it's also making me think long and hard about my own medical care. Sometimes it's difficult to read about just how much uncertainty there is in medicine, but for me it's still better to know than not to know, and be able to make educated decisions.
What are you making and reading this week?
lovely projects - I like how they are different in color and project but both are delightful colorways to look at.
ReplyDeleteI forgot about those socks! I love that yarn! And, I am glad you enjoyed Middlemarch!
ReplyDeleteAs for me... I cast on a NEW project last night! Woo!
Books: You might also like Elderhood by Louise Aronson, Slow Medicine by Victoria Sweet, and God's Hotel also by Dr. Sweet
ReplyDeleteThank you for the recommendations! I will be checking them out at the library.
DeleteSerena Socks! Love that name (and enjoyed your great experience story). Those socks are a lovely color Bonny and I'm enjoying watching your Hitchhiker grow (in the opposite direction from the first!).
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see those socks in the light of day again! I enjoyed The Great Believers a lot.
ReplyDeleteI have a pair of socks like that . . . I think one may even be finished? . . . just languishing in a bag somewhere. Maybe I'll dig them out again and work on them along with you! XO
ReplyDeleteAwesome. Serena Socks. I love that story!!
ReplyDeleteThose sock blanks seem so interesting to me. Books: The Day the World Came to TOWn . The Inn at Lake Divine
ReplyDeleteThey are interesting to me also! I hope you like The Day the World Came to Town as much as I did; it gave me hope!
DeleteI'm reading Middlemarch right now and finding that I'm having a hard time getting through it (not helped by the fact that it takes several Kindle screens to get through one page, either). Please tell me it picks up soon!
ReplyDeleteI really want to cast on my own Hitchhiker, but I need to focus on the Rhinebeck sweater!
It is so delightful to meet people like that in public! People who want to engage and have a friendly conversation without complaints or harassment. I think it's also neat that forevermore you will remember that conversation every time you see those socks! Glad you liked your books. I just finished Jo Nesbo's latest, Knife. I like those Norweigan mysteries. Knitting is very slow going. I find it very difficult to knit when it is this hot, even socks.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful story to go with those socks. I love that the gentleman patted you on the arm and told you to knit on in peace. Knitting really does help us travel through time. Like you I need a break now and then from one project. I need about three to stay fresh with knitting. I tried to listen to Middlemarch this summer but the audio wasn't for me. At some point, I'd like to reread a hard copy. So many books - so little time.
ReplyDeleteSerena is a perfect compliment to your Hitchhiker, both in color and style. When I read I'm reading Inland and I like it very much, but I've been pulled in a few directions this week and can't sit for long. I'm hoping Friday gives me enough downtime to make progress.
ReplyDeleteThose Serena socks will be so lovely. Great colors. I've got The Great Believers in my Audible library...perhaps that will be next!
ReplyDeleteA great find...the yarn for the socks is bright and cheerful...and the story is delightful! Serena!
ReplyDeleteCheers~